GRE Word List

ENGULF

to flow over and enclose : overwhelm

The meaning of the word engulf is to flow over and enclose : overwhelm.

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prolificproducing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful
berateto scold or condemn vehemently and at length
enjointo direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition
vicaran ecclesiastical agent: such as
giddydizzy
marredto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
morguea place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
renovateto restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)
lividdiscolored by bruising : black-and-blue
dumbfoundto confound (see confound